Native Village 1961

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Kenya, Africa.

Various shots of some women from the Kikuyu tribe at work, grinding corn in a stone bowl with large wooden sticks. One of the women has a baby strapped to her back; other women are seen walking about the village and preparing food near a fire.

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2149
Sort Number:
CP 351
Time in/Out:
01:55:27:00 / 01:58:46:00
Canister:
CP 351
Film ID:
155.18
Issue Date:
18/09/1961

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